No matter how cold it is at night, nearly every day on the Outer Banks warms to above freezing. The Frisco and Buxton area averages just one frost-filled day per year. Days per month on average at Cape Hatteras when the minimum temperature drops to 32, 40, or 50 Â°F or below. 32 Â°F.
Keep at bay-keep someone or something at a safe distance Several sources cite the bay tree as the origin of this expression, giving the significance the ancients held in the protective powers of this plant. It has also been said that the bay laurel was turned to as a remedy at the time of the Great Plague of London.
keep (sb) abreast of sth. âº to make sure you or someone else knows about the most recent changes in a subject or situation: I'll keep you abreast of any developments. two/three/four, etc abreast. âº If people who are moving are two/three/four, etc abreast, that number of people are next to each other, side by side: They were cycling four abreast, completely blocking the road. (Definition of âabreastâ from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press) Translations of âabreastâ.